Participants
‹ BackSTEPAN Chair / Associate Professor Dr. Aini Suzana Ariffin
Chair, STEPAN UNESCO JAKARTA'S OFFICE
CV
AP Dr Aini is a competent policymaker, strategist in ST&I Policy Formulation & Evaluation, International Strategic Alliances as well as in strategic planning and forecasting where she had brought high impact on the nation building and economic growth in Malaysia. She earned my PhD in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Management from University of Manchester in United Kingdom, Master degree in Euro-Asia International Business and Bachelor Degree in International Business, University of Miami in Florida, United States of America. She have a proven track record for successful research collaborations both nationally and internationally where I managed to position Malaysia in the international arena by functioning as the Chair for Science, Technology, Engineering & Innovation Policy for Asia & Pacific Region Network (STEPAN), UNESCO, and previously as the Deputy Secretary General of World Organization of Industrial Technological Research (WAITRO), the Focal Point for the Global Research Alliances (GRA), as the Resource Person for Asia Pacific of Technology Transfer (APCTT) under UNESCO. In addition, she has experience in managing mega projects, namely Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) for the District Cooling Project and establishment of various National Research Institutions, National Science Parks, National Research Laboratories as well as Small and Medium National Incubation Centers in Malaysia.